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This week we will have a strong focus on math. Please review math materials with your child, including skills that were taught earlier in the year, as we prepare for the Math Benchmark Test later this month.

Third Grade Newsletter

February 6-10, 2012

HOMEWORK

Monday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Lesson 20. Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders; read the front and back and record on reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Tuesday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 96-99. Show all work.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Wednesday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Lesson 20. Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders; read the front and back and record on reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Thursday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 100-103. Show all work.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Friday:

® Lesson 20 Spelling Test

® Lesson 20 Vocabulary Test

® “Backstage with Chris and Casey” Story Test

® Theme 4 Grammar Quiz

IMPORTANT:

® Tues., Feb. 7: Progress Reports

® No Thursday Folders on Feb. 9.

® Fri., Feb. 17: Spring Picture Day

® Thurs., Feb. 23: Math Benchmark Test

® Fri., Feb. 24: Jump Rope for Heart Kick-Off

® We will continue multiplication quizzes.

® February Reading Logs will be due Fri., Feb. 24. We expect a total of 240 minutes on this log. Each entry must be initialed by a parent.

Math Benchmark Topics:

These items will be covered on the Benchmark Test:

1. Compare, order, and write numbers through 9999 in expanded form.

2. Addition and subtraction problems and word problems

3. Number and shape patterns

4. Multiplication (i.e. 23x9 or 578x6)

5. Use coins to make change up to $1.00

6. Elapsed time on a clock and a calendar

7. Identifying points, angles, rays, lines, line segments, parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and intersecting lines

8. Use a coordinate grid to describe horizontal and vertical movements

9. Measure length in centimeters

10. Division (i.e. 36 divided by 6)

11. Equivalent fractions

12. Identify data as categorical (words) or numerical (numbers)

13. Probability—determining the likelihood of different outcomes

SPELLING WORDS

Lesson 20 “Backstage with Chris and Casey”

Review Week

1. form..........6. perfect........11. bigger

2. wore.........7. girl..............12. finest

3. fourth........8. burn............13. lonely

4. soar..........9. work...........14. refill

5. warn........10. earth..........15. dishonest

Vocabulary Words

Theme 4 Review Week

Lesson 20 “Backstage with Chris and Casey”

1. criticize – When you criticize something, you tell what you think is wrong with it.

2. dialogue – Conversation between people is called dialogue.

3. immerse – To immerse oneself is to become very involved in something.

4. mandatory – Something that is mandatory is required.

5. rehearse – To rehearse is to practice for a performance.

6. versions – If there are different versions of a story, the story is told in different ways.

7. camaraderie – People have camaraderie when they are comfortable with each other and spend a lot of time together.

8. flawless – If a performance is flawless, there are no mistakes in it.

9. tragic – A tragic event is something that is both sad and horrible.

10. limp – When something is limp, it is too weak to move or support itself.